Dear Parents,

Over the next few weeks we will be studying ecosystems. Each student has picked a
specific ecosystem he/she will focus on. One of the major aspects of this unit is the completion
of a research paper and a final project on that ecosystem. We will do all of the research and
write the report at school but the final project is to be completed at home. Below you will see
the list of projects your child may choose to complete. I would like to challenge you to recycle
and use things you can find around the house as opposed to going out and purchasing items or
premade kits. Please let me know if you have any questions and I hope that you will enjoy this
time working with your child as he/she learns about ecosystems!
Miss Williams

My Ecosystem is _________________________________
My Project is due on Friday, October 15th
Project Options
 Create a shoebox diorama of the ecosystem
 Use clay/play dough to sculpt the ecosystem
 Sketch or paint a mural of the ecosystem
 Any other preapproved project ideas

Rubric
3 2 1 0
My project identifies My project identifies My project identifies 1 My project does not
at least 3 animals that 2 animals that live in animal that live in this identify animals that
live in this ecosystem this ecosystem ecosystem live in this ecosystem
My project identifies My project identifies My project identifies 1 My project does not
at least 3 plants that 2 plants that live in plant that live in this identify plants that
live in this ecosystem this ecosystem ecosystem live in this ecosystem
My project identifies My project identifies 1 My project does not
My project identifies
2 of the following: of the following: identify the
temperature, rain fall,
temperature, rain fall, temperature, rain fall, temperature, rain fall,
and location of this
or location of this or location of this or location of this
ecosystem
ecosystem ecosystem ecosystem
My project identifies
My project identifies My project identifies 1 My project does not
at least 3 land
2 land features in this land features in this identify land features
features in this
ecosystem ecosystem in this ecosystem
ecosystem